But compared to the Hive Queens they are clumsy and stupid and, most importantly, they are sterile
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They are a dead end that will lead their species into extinction
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So the human protagonist makes the terrible decision to bring them back to the hive
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Even though contact with the Hive Queen will reduce them back to mindless slaves and is essentially death for them, or worse
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Because preserving the genetic future of the Hive is more important than individual happiness
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And he suppresses all knowledge of what he's done so no one will know the scale of the terrible sacrifice
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The knowledge that a world of all drones is even possible must be harshly suppressed for their species' greater good
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As a metaphor it's not subtle at all, but OSC has lost the art of subtlety
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It's actually really horrifying and tragic knowing that this is how he feels
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I mean this might be unfair bc this plot twist does make logical sense re: the idea of a hivemind species
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But given what we know of him personally, come on
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Replying to @arthur_affect @cveidson
This is the man who coined and used the phrase "intersexual swamp" to describe relating to his wife
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